Man arraigned for alleged assault, willful damage

The prosecuting officer, ASP Singhateh, presented a bill of indictment before the court which indicated that the accused, Foday Jammeh, willfully and unlawfully assaulted one Lamin Sanneh by stabbing him with a broken bottle on his back, causing grievous bodily harm, on 7 April 2016 at Lama Lama Bar at Bakau in the Kanifing Municipality.

Prosecutors further alleged that the accused, on the same day and place, willfully and unlawfully damaged a mobile phone marked I-phone, valued at D15,000, the property of Lamin Sanneh.

However, Foday Jammeh did not accept responsibility.

He was subsequently granted bail of D25,000 with a Gambian surety, who should swear to an affidavit of means and surrender an ID card to the registrar of the court.